Is [high] accuracy suspicious for a [low] Elo?

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manski2001

Just played against someone that had [high] accuracy while being [low] elo. Could it be just a good game? I wanted to ask before I wrongly report someone.

DoYouLikeCurry

How long was the game? If it was around or under 10 moves it could just be good opening prep. If it was longer, yes, that's incredibly suspicious. Show us the game? 

manski2001

This was the [game link deleted- jbf]

DoYouLikeCurry

The other things to look out for are:

1) Move timings - if your opponent is botting, he will rarely play a move in under 6 seconds (as that is roughly how long it's supposed to take to check an engine)

2) They will probably be a new account (chess.com is quite good at catching cheats, so they tend to get found quickly)

3) They have a high percentage of wins

4) Their games vary massively in quality (if they don't bot all the time)

5) They play moves, openings, or tactics that you would not normally associate with a player of their ELO, such as knowing 10-20 moves in an obscure opening.

 

Hope this helps!

ErnestoCampoverde

Accuracy stops being meaningful (if it ever was) once one side has a huge advantage, and from move 12 on you had one. There are other things they will look for to determine if this is suspicious, like move time distribution or if you have this accuracy for several games in a row. In any case, looks well played!

justbefair

Don't post the game. It amounts to accusing someone. 

It's better to report them and let the Fair Play Team take a look.

schugzwang

Your opponent has many games in his account where the accuracy is less than 70%, one of them is even 42%. It's certain he doesn't cheat in all his games. (assuming he cheated at all).

I went through your game and the way your opponent played the opening is definitely high level, but again remembering good openings isn't indicative of high ELO or cheating. Later on he was up a full piece and accuracy doesn't matter at this point.

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